Dry Farm Congress to Meet in Billings Oregon Delegation Planned
Oregon Development League will send representatives from all league cities to the fourth annual Dry Farming congress in Billings Montana October 26 to 28. The gathering aims to spread methods for farming with as little as 10 inches of rainfall and no irrigation. Oregon Conservation Association also plans a meeting in Portland September 20 to discuss natural resource use. Willamette valley day at the Livestock Show is set for September 23 with a banquet by Portland business leaders at the Commercial Club. Pasco Commercial Club seeks broader Oregon backing to open the Columbia River at Celilo, with officials invited to Portland for Columbia River and Valley Day. a larger federal appropriation is sought to speed work, with an estimated 20 years to clear obstructions at current pace.
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Umatilla County
Oregon
Billings
Montana
Cascades
Oregon Development League
Portland
Congress
Oregon Conservation Association
Commercial Club
Willamette Valley
Pasco
House Committees and Attending Wives Noted
Ways and means W A Rodenberg committee on public buildings A J Barchfeld committee on manufactures W S Bennett committees on immigration About fifteen members of the house will be accompanied by their wives as the report notes matching travel and social plans.
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Ways
W. A. Rodenberg
A. J. Barchfeld
W. 8. Bennett
House
Thirsty pheasant killed by palm tree dream in Yakima
A native pheasant, chasing a grove of imagined palms and fruits, crashed through a plate glass window at The Palm confectionery parlors run by N. J. Carpenter. The bird weighed about a pound and a half and died on impact. Carpenter, without a hunter license, plans to stuff the carcass and display it.
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N. J. Carpenter
Yakima Republic
Oregon and O A C Football Schedules Announced
The University of Oregon and O A C released schedules. Oregon lists key games on November 6 at Eugene against M A C, November 12 at Portland vs Idaho, November 19 at Eugene vs UO A C, November 25 vs U of W in Seattle. Willamette likely on early dates. O A C led by Professor Angel schedules include October 23 Catholic Young Men’s Club of Portland at Corvallis, October 29 Whitman College at Walla Walla, November 6 Willamette at Corvallis, November 13 Washington at Corvallis, November 25 Oregon at Eugene and Multnomah Club at Portland. O C A expects a nucleus of four strong players but will lose several this year.
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University of Oregon
Oregon
Eugene
Idano
Portland
UO. A. C
U. of W
Seattle
Goodman
Willamette, Oregon
Angel
Catholic Young Men’‘s Club of
Corvallis
Whitman College
Walla Walla
Williamette Univerasity
University of Washington
University of Oregon At
Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club
Oo, A.C
Grizzly Bear Disrupts Summit Meal Before Trapper Ends It
In Summit Montana a 700 pound silver bear breached a Great Northern section shack knocking foreman Peter Mehass with a paw and sending Greeks fleeing. The bear helped itself to ham before trapper William Morris ended the attack with a Winchester. Mehass required 63 stitches for three claw wounds.
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Summit
Mont
Great Northern Section
Peter Mehass
William Morris
Winchester
Bruin
Mehass
Floreal
Congressional Party to Visit Honolulu
A Honolulu Chamber of Commerce plan outlines a congressional party’s itinerary from Chicago to San Francisco to Honolulu aboard the Siberia on August 24 arriving September 24 by Magnolia. The group includes Senators Heyburn Bourne Foss and many House committee members with Sherman unable to join.
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Washington, D. C
McClelland
Honolulu
W. B. Heyburn
Jonathan Bourne
George FE. Foss
J. van V. Olcott
A. L. Bates
W. A. Thomas
A. F. Dawson
William FR. Ellis
LP. Padgett
A. W. Gregg
J. T. Watkins
James A. Tawney
Richard Bartholdt
Chas
F. Scott
William A. Reeder
J. M. Miller
William S. Greene
James T. Lloyd
William C. Houston
James MelLaughlin
H. Olin Young
Benjamin G. Humphreys
Dr King’s New Discovery Cures Asthma Neighbor and Kin
On a lonely night Alex Benton of Fort Edward climbed Bald Mountain to reach a neighbor tormented by asthma. He used Dr King’s New Discovery which quickly cured the neighbor and later his son's wife of lung trouble. The ad touts cures for coughs colds croup hemorrhages sore lungs hay fever grip and whooping cough with trial bottles offered free and guaranteed by Tallman & Co.
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Alex, Benton
Fort Edward
N. Y
Bald Mountain
Tallman & Co
An Eloquent Defence of Women Says Black Speaker
A Black speaker argues against hostility to women, praising their enduring roles from birth to adulthood. He claims women nurture, care for, and support men in all stages of life, from feeding to clothing and education, shaping daily life and growth.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Sold By Local Drugstore
A dramatic buy line touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a quick cure for burns cuts and boils with a buyer offering a quarter and praising its rapid relief for a whole family. The ad emphasizes family medical needs and urges immediate purchase from Talgman & Co.
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Moses
Baby
Johnnie
Mamie
Billie
Talgman & Co
Air ship notes at Frankford incident during Parseval ascent
During a Parseval dirigible ascent at Frankford the ship tangled in loose rigging and swung aloft. It reached about 600 feet before the pilot regained control and brought it to ground. The lad Wiig was released and found insensible.
Santos-Dumont Aims to Advance Aviation With Open Patents
Santos-Dumont reports he has received several offers for a butterfly type aeroplane but declares he will not build planes for profit. His patents and models remain at the disposal of all, to push the art of flight forward, as he demonstrated with a rapid flight recently.
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Santos-Dumont
Wright Sails in Zeppelin Dirigible at Berlin Visit
Orville Wright arrived in Berlin from Frankfurt after a trip in the Zeppelin dirigible. He said ballooning cannot compare with the exhilaration and power of flight. He plans another airflight in Berlin and then to instruct a German firm rep in Wright patents.
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Berlin
Orville Wright
Frankfort
Wright
Germany
President taft speaks on postal savings banks
At a fair grounds speech the president emphasizes postal savings banks and pledges to uphold the Republican platform. He quips that he cannot milk a cow, noting farmers’ misgivings while arguing postal banks would attract accounts from wary savers, depending on regional banking density.
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Milwaukee
New England
Taft
Non Tip Hotel in London Draws Big Crowds
Travelers praise a new Strand hotel offering non tip pricing with updated rooms and lavish advertising. The rapid occupancy shows demand among Americans and Continentals, while high charges at other hotels push tips and surcharges.
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London
Strand
Lincoln High Will Play La Grande And Oregon Freshmen
Lincoln High School football schedules two games for the coming season. On October 9 the West Side bets will face the University of Oregon freshmen in Eugene. A Thanksgiving Day game is booked with La Grande High at La Grande, aiming to determine the state interscholastic title with Pendleton and Baker City yet to schedule games.
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Lincoln High
West Side
Oregon
Pugene
la Grande High
la Grande
Portland Telegram
Pendleton
Baker City
Porthlund
Cook Loses 27000 Bonus Says London Cables
A London cable reports Cook’s deal with a book contract after telegrams misled him about payment. He received 2000 for the first message then an offer of 20000, but lost 27000 in the process. The experience made him cautious before finalizing the agreement.
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Chicago
FLYS
Cook
London
Tribune
Dayton philanthropist plans Lubla farm co op colony
Dr Marcel Pietrzyski of Dayton proposes a 10000 acre Lubla farm site near Starbuck for a cooperative agricultural and industrial colony. He will select 15 applicants in September and later expand to 30 or 40 families with land leased or bought on installment. Applicants must be under 50, and working capital of 200 is required.
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Marcel Pietrayoki
Dayton
Wash
Lubla Farm
Starbuck
Pietrzyck
Pietrzycki
Tne
Pietrzyski
Europe
Convict Senator Burton Again
Topeka report notes J R Burton former US senator from Kansas, jailed in Iron County Missouri for practicing before a federal department, fined 2500, papers error blocked collection, now rich again with alleged 200000 from Texas land deals and other ventures, amid hazing debate and an Oregon hotel sale notice.
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Topeka
J. R. Burton
United States
Kanagas
Iron County
Missouri
Burton
Kansas
Texas
Douma Member Sentenced to Death in Moscow Trial
St Petersburg high court denied appeals from 89 accused in Telgin proces sion before a military tribunal. Leaders were condemned to death after a trial with no evidence presented. nine, including Pianik and his father, were to be hanged, others to hard labor or life deportation. rest acquitted.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
High Court
Telgin
Telgr
Molodoff
M. Pianik
M. Morguloff
Pianik
Siberian
Prohibition as a Disease Germ Humors National Ban
Thun spoke along with T. J. Sullivan of the Hotel and Restaurant Employes International Alliance in Hartford. Sullivan, en route across the country, travels 9000 miles to aid the ban against ostracism of bartenders and waitstaff ahead of the AFL meeting in Toronto.
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America
Thun
T. J. Sullivan
Hartford
American Federation of Labor
Toronto
Spokesman-Review
Fresnes Hazing Resolution Examined by University
Students at the university seek clarity as the new term opens on hazing rules. A question widely asked concerns the sopho resolutions and their enforceability.
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Sopho
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WIL
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F. Myers
Hellz, Oregon
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Lumber Yard
East
Alta Street
Court House
Orpheum Theatre
Robsart
Pendleton Roller Mills
Pendleton, Oregon
Boley
Koeppen & Brothers
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